Trumpets!

[Aegis Fang]

IF YOU just owned some flute chick who was trying to persuade you that her instrument is better by laughing at her and proceeding to play louder than her entire section AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS...

 

*clap clap*

[TRtrumpet]

Haha ^

 

 

 

 

Well it looks like our section is 5 people this year. Kinda too much for our bands size but it's ok... cause we rock.

[trumpetman1288]

  Aegis Fang said:

IF YOU just owned some flute chick who was trying to persuade you that her instrument is better by laughing at her and proceeding to play louder than her entire section AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS...

 

*clap clap*

I don't even need to play loud to prove how much better we are

All we have to do is hear them and watch the march to see it

[Xukaniz]

Whats everyones range reaching nowadays? I havent updated mine in forever... I can reach a double Bb, as in an octave above 2 ledger lines above the staff. I havent played much this summer though, its starting to go down .

 

How is everyone else doing?

[TRtrumpet]

I can't really tell what my highest note is. It's really high though, but I dont know what note it is. Lol. I will try and figure it out later. My range is going down a little too since I've been focusing more on alto sax this summer.

[Aegis Fang]

Well mine wouldn't be accurate, because it changes every week or so.

 

see, I just went through an embouchure change, and I keep getting higher and higher. My highest good note right now is a high A, but I can squeak out a "D" on occasion...

 

but last week my best note was an "F", occasionally getting up to a "Bb"

 

so I'll let you know once it flatlines or something =p

[Xukaniz]

  Aegis Fang said:

Well mine wouldn't be accurate, because it changes every week or so.

 

see, I just went through an embouchure change, and I keep getting higher and higher. My highest good note right now is a high A, but I can squeak out a "D" on occasion...

 

but last week my best note was an "F", occasionally getting up to a "Bb"

 

so I'll let you know once it flatlines or something =p

Dang...what change would that be? Hehe

[TRtrumpet]

I just went through an embouchur change too. It's helping alot. I went from playing from the side of my mouth to the center and everything's getting better now.

[Xukaniz]

Did a little change myself today, been playing slightly to the left for a long time. Gonna switch to dead center now, thanks to this advice hehe.

 

So far it doesnt feel much different. But I am sure it will show over time.

[TRtrumpet]

Trust me, over time it will!

[Fortisimo]

High E is the top of my 'usable range' right now... But I am actually one of our more range challenged players, plus, I just don't care all that much anymore, lol.

[Xukaniz]

  Fortisimo said:

Double G is about my ceiling right now... But I am actually one of our more range challenged players, so yeah.

Ament to that man. Range aint everything!

[trumpetman1288]

I don't need range...i got skillz! I kid...wanting to play high is part of being a trumpet player, no doubt there. I keep getting close to that double G, but it never wants to come out. Right now, I just have a high E. If only my lips were smaller....and I had a thinner rim mouthpiece.

 

Speaking of which, does anyone else play a schilke 15?

[Xukaniz]

Get an Assymetric if you wanna cheat

[Fortisimo]

Lmfao, darn straight. I've been thinkin' real hard about getting one, but right now I'm gonna stick with my 1 1/2 C.

[TRtrumpet]

I got a 14b4... helped my range alot.

[Aegis Fang]

  Xukaniz said:

Dang...what change would that be? Hehe

I used to play with my mouthpiece set very low on my embouchure. My private teacher moved it up so that I was centered on the mouthpiece. My tone quality has improved tons, and my range is still coming along. Endurance sucks though... I used to be able to play for three or four hours before dying out, I'm lucky to go half an hour now... I feel like a fifth grader again... =/

[TRtrumpet]

I got a Parke-Hagstrom (sp?) mouthpiece. Im so exited... I LOVE IT!

[twizzlaar]

i can scream up to an F consistantly, but above that is more of a squeek.

 

i'm working on my upper range so i can scream a double G at the end of our show this year.

[Trumpeter07]

Ok, i'm not gonna lie, my range isn't all that high. I can get a double G but it is a squeak, and only comes out on occasion. High E is the one that i can get with resonance. I play to low like .25 of the rim on upper lip, .75 on bottom, and my private lesson teacher told me to change and then he siad, "if it aint hurt don't fix it." and i'm still fine.

 

Would anyone like to post a sound bite with them playing their range? Cause i'd like to here some of these super C's

Thanks

[TRtrumpet]

I'll post a sound bite if you tell me how, lol.

[HHSBaSsTrOmBoNe'09]

  pippy said:

I like to think of trumpets as soprano valve trombones.

*Giggles* wrong... two way different instruments

[jwt3k]

  HHSBaSsTrOmBoNe said:

*Giggles* wrong... two way different instruments

actually, thats not too far off. trombones are technically types of trumpets, meaning their tubing width remains contant throughout most of the instruments length (as opposed to a horn, which has expanding wisth throughout the instrument. So, despite the shape difference, the are actually quite similar.

 

now, LMB

 

[TRtrumpet]

There's that LMB again...

[HHSBaSsTrOmBoNe'09]

  jwt3k said:

actually, thats not too far off. trombones are technically types of trumpets, meaning their tubing width remains contant throughout most of the instruments length (as opposed to a horn, which has expanding wisth throughout the instrument. So, despite the shape difference, the are actually quite similar.

 

now, LMB

 

Toche' Jeff my friend.... no theres always a differance though... lol Trombones can do it in 7 positions! C.S.!!